St. Clair Tunnel
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| St. Clair Tunnel |
Year: 1907 |
Publisher: T. H. Manley |
Type(s): Postcard |
Identifier(s): 1295 |
Source: Mike Skreptak Collection; Dexter Box |
Notes: Postmarked 1907; Canadian side of Tunnel in Sarnia; the St. Clair Tunnel consists of 2 tunnels that run under the St. Clair River between Sarnia, Ontario and Port Huron, Michigan; Canadian side; it was the first underwater tunnel built in North America; designed by Joseph Hobson, it was opened in 1891 by the St. Clair Tunnel Company, a subsidiary of the Grand Trunk Railway; the tunnel was 6,025 feet (1,836 m) long; it was replaced by a new tunnel in 1994. |
Subject(s): St. Clair Tunnel (Sarnia Port Huron) Tunnels Railways St. Clair Tunnel Company (Sarnia) Grand Trunk Railway St. Clair River Hobson, Joseph, Designer |
Place(s): Sarnia (Ontario) |
Rights: Public Domain |
Repository: University of Windsor. Leddy Library |
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